Apr 02 Watch 8:08 Trump’s tweets about DACA and migrant ‘caravans’ in context By PBS News Hour After a weekend flood of tweets about immigration, President Trump on Monday declared that "DACA is dead." Lisa Desjardins puts the president's long-shifting stance on immigration policy in context and Judy Woodruff learns more about a group of Central American… Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch 4:48 Viral video raises worry over Sinclair’s political messaging inside local news By PBS News Hour A viral video compilation of local TV anchors is raising new concerns about the way Sinclair Broadcast Group mixes news with conservative, partisan political opinion. And while it already reaches over a third of homes across the nation, the country's… Continue watching
Apr 02 Oklahoma teachers are posting their crumbling textbooks online By Erica R. Hendry, Vic Pasquantonio Ripped binding, torn pages and outdated information -- such as listing the current president as George W. Bush, whose term ended in 2009 -- have been a visible rallying cry as teachers demand better pay and more funding. Continue reading
Apr 02 Watch 9:08 After explicit photo scandal, Marine Corps grapples with culture of disrespect for women By PBS News Hour A year ago, hundreds of current and former Marines were exposed as having posted explicit photos of women, including female Marines, along with degrading or abusive comments, on a private Facebook group. Senior leaders in the Corps vowed to punish… Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch 3:20 How Notre Dame women’s basketball won the NCAA championship in the final 3 seconds By PBS News Hour The Notre Dame women's basketball team rallied in its championship game against Mississippi State on Sunday night, winning with a successful shot in the final moments. It was the second buzzer beater for Arike Ogunbowale in as many games: On… Continue watching
Apr 02 5 important stories that got lost in last week’s news By Michael Rios, Joshua Barajas, Nsikan Akpan, Erica R. Hendry These days, it’s hard to stop news from Washington, D.C., from flooding your news feed. We take a moment every week to bring you important stories beyond the White House and the Capitol. Here’s what we’re reading now. Continue reading
Apr 02 EPA says Scott Pruitt didn’t violate ethics rules in leasing condo By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press A memo signed by Kevin Minoli contends that Pruitt's $50-a-night rental payments constitute a fair market rate. The memo was dated March 30, the day after ABC News first reported Pruitt lived last year in condo co-owned by the wife… Continue reading
Apr 02 A child with autism can’t engage with the world if kept at home By Whitney Ellenby The burden begins with me, the parent of the autistic child, to disclose his disability. And then the burden shifts to you, the general public. Continue reading
Apr 02 What you need to know about the Oklahoma teacher walkout By Vic Pasquantonio It's the first time the state's teachers have walked out of school in nearly 30 years. Continue reading
Apr 02 Shulkin says he has ‘comfort’ with his potential successor at VA By Hope Yen, Associated Press David Shulkin's comments represented a different tone from the fractious back-and-forth Sunday when the White House hit back at Shulkin for claiming that he was fired from his job… Continue reading